AOS 2: Creating and Presenting

Context: Truth and Reality

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Introduction

For an overview of the unit: Truth_and_Reality_context.jpg
Visuwords online dictionary: look up 'truth', 'reality', and 'proof'
Activity: truth-reality_introduction.pdf

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Truth and Reality in the film 'Proof'

Three important clips from the film are available from Australian Screen for you to view and analyse

Questions

Support your discussion in each question with evidence from the film.

1. What importance does Martin place on trust?
2. What drives Martin’s quest for ‘the truth’?
3. What drives humanity’s quest for ‘the truth’?
4. What is the connection between Martin’s blindness and the importance of photographic ‘proof’?
5. Compare and contrast Martin and Celia’s need for photographs.
6. Can Martin ever really find ‘the truth’, and is it even that important?
7. Can we trust our senses to show us what is real?

Activity: contextstudy_proof.pdf

Study Guide to Proof:

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Impact of digital photography on our perception of Truth

Complete the tests (tests 2, 3 & 4) at the Museum of Hoaxes to see how well you can spot a 'real' or 'hoax' photo.
How have the changes to photography in the last 50 years led to changes in how reliable we see photos as 'proof' of reality?
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0860375.html#axzz0wphFxDyI


Article: truth_photoshop-article.pdf
Activity: 1008_photoshopquestions_jj.pdf

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The Truth about Beauty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhib8XiDc9Y&feature=search

Article: theage_glamwithouttrickery.pdf
Activity: Glam without trickery_qns.pdf

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Truth and Reality in Advertising

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Virtual Realities

secondlife affects reallife.pdf
secondlife vs reallife.doc
Second Life - the usual participants

30standard-facebook-profiles.pdf

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Understanding the Context

1008_realityquotes_jj.doc

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Writing about the Context

1007_Context_Writing.doc


Truth_and_Reality_conclusions.jpg